PHOTOS: Ashland State Park reopens

Lifeguards set up their stands and Department of Conservation and Recreation assistant supervisor Richard Trubiano greeted beachgoers on opening day Saturday at Ashland State park, the first time lifeguards have been on duty at the park since 2009.

Lifeguards set up their stands and Department of Conservation and Recreation assistant supervisor Richard Trubiano greeted beachgoers on opening day Saturday at Ashland State park. Because of budget cuts, the park had been unstaffed since 2009 and reopened on Saturday with renovations to the grounds and lifeguards on duty.